(MUSICAL CINEMA EXTRAVAGANZA) It's a most promising pairing:
Busby Berkeley, the cinema-choreography genius of the 1930s, and
Chris Jeffries, Seattle's beloved theatrical composer and first-ever
Stranger Genius Award winner for theater. For
Kaleidoscope Eyes: Songs for Busby Berkeley, Jeffries has written a series of new songs that he'll
perform live to 16 of
Berkeley's greatest film sequences, packed with dazzling dames, breathtaking visual spectacle, and, if we're lucky, at least one roller-skating baby. (
Northwest Film Forum, 1515 12th Ave, brownpapertickets.com. Thurs–Sun, 8 pm, $15/$12. Through July 30. )